Species: Charina bottae
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
A smooth, shiny, stout-bodied snake that looks and feels like rubber; tail is short, blunt, and shaped somewhat like the head; dorsal scales are small; dorsum of adult is plain brown to olive green, venter is cream to yellow, sometimes with dark flecks or brown, orange, or black mottling; young are pinkish to tan above, light yellow to pink below; top of head is covered with large symmetrical plates; pupil is vertically oval; males and some females have a spur on each side in the anal region; total length of adults usually is 35-83 cm (Stebbins 1985).
Classification
Reptilia
Squamata
Boidae
Charina
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
A smooth, shiny, stout-bodied snake that looks and feels like rubber; tail is short, blunt, and shaped somewhat like the head; dorsal scales are small; dorsum of adult is plain brown to olive green, venter is cream to yellow, sometimes with dark flecks or brown, orange, or black mottling; young are pinkish to tan above, light yellow to pink below; top of head is covered with large symmetrical plates; pupil is vertically oval; males and some females have a spur on each side in the anal region; total length of adults usually is 35-83 cm (Stebbins 1985).